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CAN WE CHECK WITH THE COMMISSIONER? ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE GOING TO CALL THE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH, 2023.
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING TO ORDER.
WOULD STAFF PLEASE DO A ROLL CALL? COMMISSIONER SIEGEL.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
CAN WE HAVE INFORMATION ON THE SPANISH ENGLISH INTERPRETER PLEASE? THANK YOU.
NEXT ON THE AGENDA OF CITIZENS TO BE HEARD.
IF YOU HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, YOU CAN CHOOSE TO SPEAK NOW OR WAIT FOR YOUR INDIVIDUAL ITEM TO BE BROUGHT, UH, UP FOR HEARING AND SPEAK.
AT THAT TIME, REMEMBER TO STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK BEFORE THEIR ITEM IS HEARD? OKAY.
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TODAY, WE'LL HAVE TWO AGENDAS.OUR FIRST AGENDA IS THE COMBINED HEARING AGENDA.
CASES THAT ARE PLACED ON THE COMBINED HEARING AGENDA ARE CASES WHERE STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
THE PLAINTIFF COMMISSION DOES NOT REQUIRE FURTHER DETAILED DISCUSSION AND NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM.
ALL CASES WILL BE READ INTO THE RECORD AND ONE UNIFIED MOTION.
IF SOMEONE HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM, THAT ITEM WILL BE MOVED TO THE INDIVIDUAL HEARING AGENDA.
SECOND AGENDA IS THE INDIVIDUAL HEARING AGENDA.
CASES ON THE INDIVIDUAL HEARING AGENDA WILL BE DISCUSSED SEPARATELY PRIOR TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION MAKING A MOTION ON THE ITEM.
WE'LL NOW BEGIN THE COMBINED HEARING AGENDA.
SO THE WAY IT LOOKS RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE ITEMS, UH, EVERYTHING EXCEPT FOR ITEMS 13, 20, 24, 25, 26, UM, ARE ON INDIVIDUAL AND ITEM 23 HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN.
IS THERE ANY ITEM ON THE COMBINED HEARING OR ON YEAH, ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT A COMMISSIONER WISHES TO PULL AT THIS TIME? ANY FURTHER COMMENTS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? ALL RIGHT.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEGEL AND A SECOND.
UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? UH, WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.
ALL RIGHT, WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO THE INDIVIDUAL HEARING AGENDA.
I'M GOING TO TURN THE MEETING OVER TO COMMISSIONER SIEGEL AS I HAVE TO RECUSE FROM THIS ITEM.
I BELIEVE YOUR MICROPHONE WASN'T ON.
IS IT ON NOW? YES, IT'S 9 0 5.
AND COMMISSIONER PECK HAS LEFT THE CHAMBER.
IS THERE A PRESENTATION ON ITEM 13? NO, THERE IS NOT.
I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO, UM, HEAR ITEM 13.
I I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT ITEM 13.
IT IS 9 0 6 AND COMMISSIONER PECK HAS RETURNED TO THE CHAMBER.
ALRIGHT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 20.
UH, IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT FOR THIS ONE?
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I'M SORRY, COULD YOU REPEAT THAT PLEASE? ARE YOU THE APPLICANT? YES, I'M, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY TO THE COMMISSION? NO, SIR.WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
PLEASE APPROACH PODIUM, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.
GARY CLEMENTS, 66 0 7 CEDAR BRUSH.
IT'S IN HIDDEN SPRINGS ESTATES OUT OFF I TEN SEVEN EIGHT TWO FIVE SEVEN.
UH, LIVED THERE FOR ABOUT 16 YEARS NOW.
WHEN WE PURCHASED THE PROPERTY, WE WERE ALL TOLD, I MEAN, IT WAS ALL PLOTTED, SET OUT, UH, MULTI ACRE LOTS.
UH, THE, UH, HOMEOWNER WHO IS TRYING TO, UH, REPL THE PROPERTY, UH, HAS NOT LIVED THERE THAT MANY YEARS, BUT, UH, HAS, UH, CONTINUALLY MADE CHANGES ON THE PROPERTY WITHOUT PROPER HOA ALLOWANCES.
THE PROPERTY ITSELF, UH, DOES NOT SUIT ITSELF FOR A HOME BUILDING.
I'M ADJOINING PROPERTY, ALTHOUGH I'M SET WAY BACK FROM THE STREET.
UH, WE HAVE A DRAINAGE AREA THAT CUTS ACROSS THIS PROPERTY AT THE BOTTOM.
ANYTHING THAT HE DOES TO THIS PROPERTY OR, UH, WILL FLOOD THAT LOWER AREA, UH, WHERE THERE'S A DRAINAGE THAT CUTS ACROSS THE ROAD, WHICH THE MAP DOES NOT SHOW, UH, I MEAN IN DETAIL, BUT THERE'S VERY LITTLE ROOM TO DO ANYTHING.
WE DON'T HAVE SEWER SYSTEMS. EVERYBODY IS ON THEIR OWN SEPTIC IN THAT AREA, UH, WHICH SEPTIC, AGAIN, WILL CAUSE DRAINAGE PROBLEMS DOWN THROUGH THERE.
UH, BEHIND MY PROPERTY I HAVE CAMP BULLS.
THERE'S A DRAINAGE THAT CUTS MY PROPERTY BASICALLY IN HALF AND COMES, COMES DOWN THE HILL, CUTS ACROSS THIS LOWER AREA, AND THEN THERE'S A STREET DRAINAGE.
UH, THE LOT IN QUESTION, UH, IS REALLY NOT SUITABLE AND THERE'S NO WAY TO, TO, UH, DO EARTH WORK THERE WITHOUT CAUSING FLOODING DOWN IN THIS LOWER AREA.
AND I'VE GOT OTHER FOLKS HERE THAT HAVE BETTER INFORMATION.
OKAY, NEXT PERSON TO SPEAK IS UMA, IS IT BORING OR SOMETHING LIKE BORING? YEAH.
NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.
UH, MY NAME IS UMA GORING AND I'M AT 2 5 0 0 7 ROCKY HILL ROAD.
UM, SO MY PROPERTY IS BEHIND THE CURRENT PROPERTY THAT IS REQUESTED TO BE REPLANTED.
WE BOUGHT THIS HOUSE ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO, AND ONE OF THE THINGS WHEN WE ASKED IS, HEY, WHAT ARE THE RULES? WE WERE TOLD THAT MOST OF THE PROPERTIES WERE AROUND TWO ACRES, INCLUDING OURS, THAT ARE THE LOWER, AND THAT WAS GOING TO BE, THAT WAS FROM THE REALTOR, RIGHT? SO THIS RB, WE BROUGHT THE PROPERTY WITH THE ASSUMPTION THAT A NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY WAS ALREADY BUILT OUT AND THAT THERE WOULD BE NO MORE HOUSES IN THAT AREA.
UM, WE BASICALLY ARE, THIS PROPERTY IS LOWER THAN WHERE WE ARE AND AS GARY MENTIONED, WE ALL HAVE A SEPTIC SYSTEM AND NO SEWERS.
SO THERE'S A VERY LITTLE AREA, BUT THIS PROPERTY COULD ACTUALLY BE BUILT AND, UM, IT'S JUST, FOR US, IT'S WAS CAME AS A SURPRISE WHEN THERE COULD BE SUBDIVISION AND NOT BE AWARE OF IT EVEN WHEN WE BOUGHT IT.
SO THAT'S KIND OF LIKE ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS WE WANNA BRING US.
AND IT, THE PROP, THE PROPERTY WHERE IT COULD BE BUILT IS SUCH THAT IT'S VERY ROCKY.
AND THEN IT WOULD PROBABLY ALSO ABUT AGAINST OUR PROPERTY VERY CLOSE.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT WOULD MEAN FOR THE FUTURE.
UM, APPRAISALS AS WELL AS THE PROPERTY VALUES WHERE ALL OF THEM HAVE BEEN TWO ACRES AND WE REALLY BOUGHT THE PROPERTY THERE.
WE COULD HAVE BROUGHT IT IN THE DOMINION WITH THE LOTS ARE SMALLER WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT WE WOULD HAVE THIS BIGGER AREA AND PRIVACY AND BIGGER PROPERTIES.
I'VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE, SO THANK YOU.
SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
SO WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE TO COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS.
WE'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER LOPEZ.
COMMISSIONER SIEGEL? NO QUESTIONS.
COMMISSIONER MILAM? NO QUESTIONS.
UH, COMMISSIONER ZUKI? NO QUESTION.
AND, UH, WHO ELSE IS ON THE PHONE? FAULKNER COMMISSIONER FAULKNER? NO QUESTIONS.
UM, I JUST WANNA REMIND FIRST I HAVE ONE
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QUESTION FOR STAFF.UM, DOES THIS PLATT MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE AND CONFORMANCE WITH THAT? YES, IT DOES.
I JUST WANNA REMIND THE COMMISSION TO ANY PLATT BEFORE US THAT MEETS ALL ASPECTS OF THE CODE.
WE ARE BOUND BY STATE LAW TO APPROVE THE PLAT, AND I DO WANNA REMIND THE HOMEOWNERS THAT, UM, THE ISSUES YOU BROUGHT UP ARE ISSUES BETWEEN THE HOA AND THE PROPERTY OWNER AND NOT THE CITY AND THE HOA AND THE PROPERTY OWNER.
SO ANY ISSUES YOU HAVE, YOU'LL HAVE TO ADDRESS BETWEEN THE TWO OF YOU.
WE'RE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR UPHOLDING THE BYLAWS OF YOUR HOA.
UH, SO ENTERTAIN A MOTION, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE PLATT AS PRESENTED.
SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEGEL, A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MILAM.
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ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA, UH, HEAR THE NEXT TWO ITEMS. 24 AND 25 IN ONE MOTION.ITEM NUMBER 24, LOCATED AT 13,639 VERDE ROAD.
AND ITEM NUMBER 25 LO, GENERALLY LOCATED IN THE 4,600 BLOCK OF NORTH STALL PARK.
THEY ARE BOTH REQUESTING CONTINUANCES TO DECEMBER 13TH.
WE DO HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM 25.
HELLO, MY NAME IS CHELSEA EDWARDS.
I LIVE AT 45 15 HARPER'S BEND.
UH, THIS PROPERTY AND THE TWO EXISTING BUSINESSES THAT ABUSE HARPER'S BEND AND PEPRIDGE COMMUNITY ARE PLANNED AS NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL AS THEY SHOULD BE.
THE ACTIVITY AND PLANS ODIE BURNELL HAS FOR THIS PROPERTY WILL DIRECTLY AFFECT THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THOSE OF US WHO LIVE ON THE ADJOINING PROPERTIES.
DOES THE PLANNING COMMISSION INTEND TO CHANGE THESE PROPERTIES TO COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL? ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO READ A STATEMENT.
THE PROPOSED COMMERCIAL OFFICE BUILDING PLANNED TO BE BUILT DIRECTLY BEHIND MY HOME WILL INCLUDE A PARKING LOT FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLES AND A DUMPSTER ALONG MY FENCE LINE.
COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC COMING IN AND OUT OF MY BACKYARD ONLY SEPARATED BY AN EIGHT FOOT HIGH FENCE OPERATION HOURS FOR THIS BUSINESS ARE FROM 8:00 AM TO 8:00 PM CONSTANT NOISE AND VOICES WILL ONLY WITH AN ONLY AN EIGHT FOOT HIGH FENCE SEPARATING ME AND WHAT'S GOING ON ON THE OTHER SIDE AS A SINGLE FEMALE, I WOULD LIKE, I'M NOT VERY COMFORTABLE WITH THIS.
HOW IS THIS OKAY THAT SOMEBODY CAN PLAN THIS, HAVE A PARKING LOT ON THE BACK OF MY FENCE LINE FOR IT TO BE A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY, AND THEN I HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE WHEN IT'S ONLY EIGHT FEET HIGH? I HAVE NO PERSONAL, I FEEL PERSONALLY VIOLATED BY THIS AND THE FACT THAT I AM SINGLE BOUGHT THE PROPERTY ONLY THREE MONTHS AGO WITH THE, WITH ZERO KNOWLEDGE OF THAT, IT'S BEEN CHANGED FROM COMMERCIAL TO, UM, OR FROM CHANGE FROM WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A GREEN BELT TO COMMERCIAL PROPERTY.
I INVESTED A PRETTY DECENT AMOUNT OF MONEY INTO THIS HOME.
IT WAS A FIXER UPPER TO BEGIN WITH.
SO, YOU KNOW, MY MONEY HAS BEEN SLOTTED TO DO OTHER THINGS BESIDES TRY TO HIDE WHAT'S GONNA BE BUILT ON THIS OTHER SIDE OF THIS PROPERTY, KNOWING ALREADY THAT IT'S NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL, IT SHOULD STAY AT NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL BECAUSE THAT WAY I WON'T HAVE A, UM, A PARKING LOT BEHIND MY HOUSE WITH A DUMPSTER, WITH RATS, WITH WHATEVER ELSE COMES WITH THAT.
UM, ANYWAYS, I ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER HOW THIS IS GOING TO AFFECT MY QUALITY OF LIFE AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF MY NEIGHBORS.
WE'VE GOTTEN THIS WRONG ALREADY.
WE HAVE, WE'VE ALREADY LET THEM DO THINGS AND NOBODY'S SAID SOMETHING.
SO I'M GOING TO SPEAK ON THE BEHALF OF MY NEIGHBORS.
SO LET'S FINALLY GET THIS RIGHT.
LET'S LEAVE THIS AS NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL.
IT'S CLEARLY BEEN SOLD, IT'S CLEARLY GONNA BE GOING TO BE DEVELOPED, SO LET'S JUST LEAVE IT AS IS NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL.
UM, I SHOULD FEEL SAFE IN MY OWN HOME AND I FEEL SHOULD FEEL, AND AT THIS MOMENT I FEEL UNSAFE AND EXPOSED.
ANYWAYS, THAT'S THREE MINUTES.
THERE'S NO ONE ELSE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
SO NOW WE'LL GO TO COMMISSIONER
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QUESTIONS OR MOTION COMMISSIONER LOPEZ, UH, FROM, THIS IS A QUESTION FOR STAFF.UH, SO IT'S CURRENTLY NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL AND, AND SO WHAT ARE THE, WHAT ARE THE PROPOSED USES THAT THE, THAT THE, UH, COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL WILL GIVE THEM OVER NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL? I KNOW THERE'S A BIG LIST, BUT WHAT IS THE APPLICANT TRYING TO DO? I'M JUST TRYING TO GET A HANDLE ON, UM, AT THE MOMENT, ACTUALLY IT IS ALREADY C TWO, BUT THEY'RE ADDING A CONDITIONAL USE FOR THE OFFICE WAREHOUSE AND SO THEY HAVE TO AMEND THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL TO COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL FOR A FLEX SPACE OFFICE WAREHOUSE, CORRECT.
SO TYPICALLY, UM, JUST OFFICE, MORE OFFICE SPACE, BUT ADDITIONAL TO SOME WAREHOUSING.
SO RIGHT NOW IT COULD BE AN OFFICE BUILDING? CORRECT.
COMMISSIONER SIEGEL? SO I, I WANT TO, I UNDERSTAND THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL SHOULDN'T BE SIR, SIR, SIR, YOU HAVE NOT SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
PLEASE REFRAIN FROM SPEAKING AT THIS TIME.
SO, UM, I WANT TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE, UM, SPEAKER'S, QUESTIONS, UH, OR CONCERNS.
UH, I'M LOOKING AT A SATELLITE IMAGE OF THAT PROPERTY RIGHT NOW AND, UM, ADJACENT TO IT TO THE NORTHEAST I SEE A REAR PROPERTY LINE WITH A DUMPSTER AND A PARKING LOT.
THOSE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS ARE CURRENTLY POSSIBLE ON THE LAND AND ITS CURRENT LAND USE.
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.
SO CHANGING THE LAND USE FROM NEIGHBORHOOD TO COMMERCIAL NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL TO COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL WOULD HAVE NO BEARING ON THAT PARTICULAR PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTIC? CORRECT.
ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONER MILAN? NO QUESTIONS.
COMMISSIONER FAULKNER? NO QUESTIONS.
COMMISSIONER ZUKI? NO QUESTION.
I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, UH, FOR ANYONE.
UM, SO, UH, RIGHT NOW THE APPLICANT FOR BOTH OF THESE ITEMS 24 AND 25 ARE REQUESTING A CONTINUANCE TO THE NEXT PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING.
SO, UH, WE CAN EITHER GRANT THAT OR TAKE OTHER ACTION, MOVE THAT WE GRANT THE CONTINUANCE TO DECEMBER MEETING.
SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MILAM AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER FAULKNER TO, UH, UH, GRANT THE CONTINUANCE TO THE DECEMBER PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING STAFF, PLEASE DO A ROLL CALL.
ADOLFO GONZALEZ ZONING PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
ITEM NUMBER 26 IS LOCATED AT 27 0 5 WEST SOUTH CROSS BOULEVARD REQUESTING TO AMEND THE KELLY SOUTH SAN PUEBLO COMMUNITY PLAN LAND USE CLASSIFICATION FROM MIXED USE TO REGIONAL COMMERCIAL.
THERE WERE 28 NOTICES SENT OUT.
ZERO IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED NO RESPONSE FROM QUINTANA AND COMMUNITY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
THE PROPOSED LAND USE AMENDMENT FROM MIXED USE TO REGIONAL COMMERCIAL IS REQUESTED TO REZONE THE PROPERTY FROM C TWO COMMERCIAL DISTRICT TO C THREE GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.
THE CURRENT LAND USE MIXED USE IS AN APPROPRIATE DESIGNATION FOR THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA.
THE PROPOSED REGIONAL COMMERCIAL IS NOT AN APPROPRIATE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
THE REGIONAL COMMERCIAL CLASSIFICATION WILL INTRODUCE MORE INTENSE LAND USE THAT IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE CURRENT MIXED USE ALONG SOUTH CROSS BOULEVARD PROPERTIES WITH THE REGIONAL COMMERCIAL LAND USE DESIGNATION ARE GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF MAJOR ARTERIALS HIGHWAYS OR EXPRESSWAYS, WHICH IS SUBJECT PROPERTY IS NOT.
ADDITIONALLY BUFFERING IS RECOMMENDED IF THE PROPERTY ABUTS RESIDENTIAL USES THE SUBJECT PROPERTY ABUTS PROPERTIES WITH LAND USE DESIGNATION, LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL MAKING THE CURRENT MIXED USE DESIGNATION, A MORE SUITABLE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA.
REGIONAL COMMERCIAL WOULD CREATE INTENSE COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENT AND COULD POSE ADVERSE IMPACTS TO THE SURROUNDING LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL USES IN THE AREA.
STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THE APPLICANT LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? UH, NO.
UH, GOOD MORNING, UH, COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF.
I'M HERE TO FORMALLY SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR THE ZONING CHANGE OF MY PROPERTY LOCATED AT 27 0 5 WEST SOUTH CROSS SAN ANTONIO TECH 7 8 2 2 1 FROM C TWO COMMERCIAL DISTRICT TO C THREE GENERAL COMMERCIAL
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DISTRICT.AS A RESPONSIBLE, UH, PARTY OWNER, MY INTENTION IS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, ALIGNING WITH THE CITY'S LONG-TERM VISION FOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
AFTER CAREFULLY RESEARCHING THE ZONING REGULATIONS AND STUDYING THE GUIDELINES PROVIDED ON THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO WEBSITE, I'VE IDENTIFIED SEVERAL KEY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE C TWO AND C THREE ZONING THAT I BELIEVE CAN SIGNIFICANTLY BENEFIT OUR COMMUNITY.
UH, THESE DIFFERENCES INCLUDE EXPANDED RANGE OF PERMISSIBLE USES.
ACCORDING TO THE CITY ZONING REGULATION, C THREE ZONING ALLOWS FOR A MORE DIVERSE ARRAY OF COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES COMPARED TO C TWO.
THIS INCLUSIVITY, UH, PROMOTES A MIX OF RETAIL OFFICE AND SERVICE ORIENTED BUSINESSES CREATING A MORE DYNAMIC AND ATTRACTIVE COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT.
UH, FLEXIBILITY IN BUILDING DESIGN C THREE ZONING OFFERS GREATER FLEXIBILITY IN TERMS OF BUILDING DESIGN AND LAYOUT, ALLOWING FOR STRUCTURES THAT ARE BETTER SUITED TO THE NEEDS OF MODERN BUSINESSES.
THIS ADAPTABILITY CAN ENHANCE THE OVERALL AESTHETIC APPEAL OF THE AREA, UH, POTENTIAL FOR INCREASED FOOT TRAFFIC WITH A BROADER RANGE OF BUSINESSES PERMITTED UNDER C THREE ZONING.
THERE IS A HIGHER LIKELIHOOD OF ATTRACTING A LARGER CUSTOMER BASE.
THIS IN TURN CAN LEAD TO INCREASED FOOT TRAFFIC, BENEFITING LOCAL BUSINESSES AND FOSTERING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY, UH, ENCOURAGEMENT OF MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT AS WELL.
C THREE ZONING AND COACHES MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT WHERE RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACES CAN COEXIST.
THIS INTEGRATED APPROACH CAN CONTRIBUTE TO A MORE LIVABLE AND VIBRANT COMMUNITY, PROVIDING RESIDENTS WITH CONVENIENT ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL SERVICES.
UH, STIMULUS FOR ECO ECONOMIC GROWTH.
THE CITY'S DOCUMENTATION SUGGESTS THAT C THREE ZONING IS DESIGNED TO STIMULATE ECONOMIC GROWTH BY ACCOMMODATING A VARIETY OF COMMERCIAL USES.
THIS ALIGNS WITH THE BROADER GOAL OF FOSTERING A ROBUST AND RESILIENT LOCAL ECONOMY.
UH, I'M ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THE POTENTIAL, UH, POSITIVE IMPACT THAT REZONING TO C THREE COULD HAVE ON OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
IT IS MY SINCERE BELIEF THAT THIS CHANGE WILL ATTRACT A DIVERSE RANGE OF BUSINESSES, CREATE JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL IMPROVEMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY.
UH, FURTHERMORE, THESE BUILDINGS, UM, UH, THE ONE ADJACENT TO THE LEFT, RIGHT OFF OF CRITA DUN, IT HAS BEEN IN MY FAMILY SINCE, UH, 1996 IN MY, UH, MOTHER AND AND FATHER'S NAME.
UM, BUT OUR, UH, FAMILY HAS ALSO BEEN IN THE COMMUNITY, UH, AND HAD GROCERY STORES THERE AND ARCADES AND WHATNOT SINCE, UH, THE SEVENTIES.
UM, FURTHERMORE WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS INSULATE OURSELVES AND HAVE A, UM, GREATER USE.
THE QUINTANA COMMUNITY IS KIND OF GOING THROUGH A KIND OF HARD TRANSITION WHERE THERE IS SOMETIMES VACANCIES IN THESE COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS.
UH, WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE BETTER OPPORTUNITIES.
WE HAVE NOT HAD, UH, A RENTER AT C IN A CT USE.
WE'VE HAD PEOPLE APPROACH US FOR C THREE, USE RENTERS.
UH, SOME OF THESE CAN BE LIKE EVENT HALLS WITH, UM, ARCADES AND, UH, INFLATABLES TO HOST, UH, BABY SHOWERS, PARTIES, THINGS LIKE THAT ACROSS THE STREET FROM OUR LOCATION.
IT IS, UH, REGIONAL COMMERCIAL ALREADY AS WELL, UM, WHICH IS JUST RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET.
AND, UH, FURTHERMORE THAT, UH, GOING BACK TO THE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAVING ISSUES WITH VACANCY, UH, JUST RECENTLY HAS BEEN IN THE NEWS AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
TJ'S HAMBURGERS AFTER 50 YEARS HAD SHUT DOWN, UM, THEIR SERVICE, UM, FOR THEIR RESTAURANT.
UM, AS A BUSINESS OWNER IN THE AREA, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS JUST GIVE US THE BETTER OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY AND BRING DIFFERENT BUSINESSES AND ALSO ALLOW US TO HAVE A RENTER.
SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY VACANCIES.
UM, THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING THIS REQUEST.
I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.
AND I'M AVAILABLE TO DISCUSS ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS THAT MAY ARISE.
THERE IS NOBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, SO WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE TO COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS.
WE'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER ZUKI.
THE APPLICANT KNOW THAT WE ARE NOT REALLY DISCUSSING ZONING IN THIS MEETING.
SO, UH, MY QUESTION TO THE STAFF, UH, HE WANTS TO CHANGE TO REGIONAL COMMERCIAL SO HE CAN APPLY FOR C THREE IN THE NEXT ZONING MEETING, CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.
I, UH, I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTION.
COMMISSIONER FAULKNER? NO QUESTIONS.
UM, ARE THERE ANY PARTICULAR USES, YOU SAID YOU'VE HAD PEOPLE APPLY, YOU HAVEN'T HAD ANYBODY APPLY TO RENT WITH THE C CURRENT USAGE? UH, I HAVE, BUT IT'S BEEN YOU PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM.
UH, YES, WE HAVE UH, WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE CHURCHES THAT HAVE CAME AND, UM, WANTED TO RENT OUT THE, THE BUILDING.
UM, THE THING ABOUT, UM, THAT HAS, THEY, THEY'VE BEEN GIVING US LESS
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THAN WHAT WE BELIEVE IS MARKET VALUE ON THE RENTALS.UM, AND ASK ASKING FOR, UH, A LITTLE BIT OF A DISCOUNT.
UM, WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT IF IT WAS A CHURCH, SO, YOU KNOW, THERE WOULDN'T BE A WHOLE LOT OF TAX GROWTH FOR THE CITY AND WHATNOT.
UM, BUT WE HAVE HAD SOME PEOPLE COME IN, BUT IT'S MAINLY BEEN CHURCHES.
UM, BUT WE HAVE BEEN APPROACHED BY MULTIPLE PEOPLE WHO WOULD USE THE REGIONAL COMMERCIAL, UM, INSTEAD AND FOR STAFF WHAT OTHER USES, WHAT, WHAT WHAT MIGHT WE THINK WOULD APPROACH THEM FOR LEASING THIS SPACE IN THE C TWO I I MEANT C TWO DOES PERMIT MULTIPLE USES.
SO AGAIN, IT'S KIND OF WHAT THEY'RE REQUESTING.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE I COULD SAY.
AGAIN, THEY'RE ASKING FOR THAT C THREE, WHICH WOULD PUSH THEM TO THE REGIONAL, UM, REGIONAL COMMERCIAL USE LAND USE.
AND AND WHAT IS IT THAT'S ON THE OPPOSITE, ON THE CORNER ACROSS THE STREET? IS THAT AN OFFICE BUILDING OR WHAT, WHAT IS THAT, UH, REGIONAL COMMERCIAL USE THERE? UH, I'M, IT'S, I'VE, FROM WHAT I BELIEVE, UH, MY UNDERSTANDING IS IT'S A MARKETING COMPANY, UM, THAT'S RIGHT THERE ON THAT REGIONAL COMMERCIAL RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET.
YEAH, THAT SAYS OFFICE BUILDING.
AND THAT WAS WHAT I SAW TOO,
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER SIEGEL.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW WHAT, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
COMMISSIONER LOPEZ, NO QUESTIONS.
OH, JUST TO FOLLOW UP TO COMMISSIONER MILO'S QUESTION, ARE CHURCHES ALLOWED IN THE UM, UM, MIXED USE? YES, THEY'RE PERMITTED IN ALL ZONING DISTRICTS.
OKAY, SO THAT'S NOT, NOT REALLY AN ISSUE.
I HAVE SOME PRETTY GOOD HEARTBURN OVER THIS ITEM.
UH, REGIONAL COMMERCIAL DOES NOT FIT THE AREA IN MY OPINION, AND PARTICULARLY THIS LOCATION.
UM, IT'S ENCROACHING ON A RESIDENTIAL LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AREA.
UM, FURTHER, UH, GRANTING OF REGIONAL COMMERCIAL OVER WHAT'S ALREADY THERE, I THINK WOULD, WOULD JUST SET A DANGEROUS PRECEDENCE FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, IT DOESN'T MEET THE LAND SIZE REQUIREMENT FOR REGIONAL COMMERCIAL, WHICH IS LIKE 20 ACRES.
AND THIS IS LESS THAN, THIS IS LIKE A 10TH OF AN ACRE.
UM, IT JUST SETS A DANGEROUS PRECEDENCE IN MY MIND TO APPROVE THIS ITEM.
WE WILL ANY FURTHER COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS OR ENTERTAIN A MOTION? I MOVE TO DENY THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST.
MOTION FOR DENIAL BY COMMISSIONER SIEGEL.
UH, JUST FOR THE APPLICANT'S KNOWLEDGE, UM, YOU STILL WILL GO TO ZONING AND THEN IT'LL GO TO CITY COUNCIL.
SO YOU'LL HAVE, YOU KNOW, CHANCE TO PRESENT AT ZONING AND THEN ALSO AT COUNCIL.
UH, I THINK THAT'S IT FOR THE AGENDA OTHER THAN THE MINUTES.
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CAN JUST DO A, UH, I OR NAY ON THAT.SO IS THERE A MOTION FOR THE MINUTES? MOTION TO APPROVE.
MOTION FOR APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER MILAM.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SIEGEL.
IS THERE ANY STAFF UPDATES? NOT AT THIS TIME.
ALRIGHT EVERYBODY, HAPPY THANKSGIVING.
WE'LL SEE YOU GUYS ON THE OTHER SIDE IN DECEMBER.
THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS FOR JOINING ON THE WEBEX.